Ongoing Virtual Event series. Were fortunate bringing authors and their writing to our community during these difficult times. Every week well be hosting events via zoom and just like always, on our website or sign up for our newsletter. This is an evenings event in time for your questions. If youd like to ask the speaker something, locate the q a button wherever you live where you can submit your questions. Well get through as many as time allows. If you go to the section, weve included a link to our website where you can purchase your copy of a more perfect reunion, youd like to contribute to the series in a different way, its included and greatly appreciate any and all support. And lastly, as you may know, if you participated in large gatherings lately, technical glitches may come up. We apologize in advance for that. If anything occurs well do our best to resolve issues as quickly as possible. Now, im so pleased to introduce the speaker. A journalist and novelist, some envelopes, a
Fellow here at the Manhattan Institute and i want to be used to know throughout the program please enter your questions on any of the platforms are watching us on and we both get them into the discussion or save them for the q a at the end of the event. I just want everyone to know thats before we get started. As i said this could not be more important or time the conversation that were going to have today, since the death of george floyd in Police Custody last month we had seen nationwide unrest. We seem protest not only here in america but internationally. Weve also seen a certain narrative take hold. It starts with the assumption that the only way to properly view George Floyd Death is through a racial lens. In fact, all encounters between police and black suspects are increasingly viewed this way. Its a narrative that assumes the behavior of derek shelburne, typical Police Behavior towards black suspects and it assumes that george floyd is a sort of black everyman in america, that